Ok so the title isn’t 100% accurate since it’s actually been 7 months, but it should go to show how behind I am with my fatherhood writings. The first half of Tristan’s first year has been crazy, hectic, and completely wonderful. Being able to sit back and watch him figure out how to do something is enlightening. Observing him learning reminds me how to learn things too, something I’ve forgotten somewhere along the way.

Lately, we’ve been able to watch him take his first steps to being a normal “human”. Having barely started his adventures into crawling, Tristan feels the need to spend his time standing up leaning against things more than anything. Crawling is just a mechanism for him to go from standing on one piece of furniture to the next. This is no surprise to me, as I walked myself at 7 months old. Now, we’re hoping that Tristan won’t walk THAT soon, but I wouldn’t be shocked to see him taking his first stand alone steps in the next month or so.

The biggest transition has been the eating of real food. The doc says the food doesn’t really do anything for him besides get him used to eating food rather than milk. Feeding him his baby food is always an adventure though, but not in a bad way. Tristan getting his lunch or dinner is generally a very audible experience, filled with grunts, coos, and squeals. Some of this is probably my fault, as I try to get him to say ‘Nom Nom Nom’ when he is eating. Hopefully, one day he will say these three wonderful words while eating and I know it will be followed by me laughing my head off.

The first half of this crazy year is over, and the next is well under way. Hopefully, I’ll find more time to write about being a dad and the adventures of my son. But, as I’ve quickly learned being a dad takes A LOT of time.

P.S. This post would have been done 10 minutes ago, but Tristan crawled over and we got into a tickling match. I won for those interested.